Syria conflict: Clown of Aleppo 'dies in air strike'

A Syrian man who worked as a clown to bring comfort to children in a rebel-held part of Aleppo is reported to have been killed in an air strike.
Anas al-Basha, 24, was a centre director for the civil society group, Space of Hope.
Government forces have been pounding rebel-held eastern districts of Aleppo as they continue an all-out assault to regain full control the city.
About 250,000 people are living under siege, among them 100,000 children.
There are no functioning hospitals left, and official food stocks are exhausted.
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